JEANETTE V. writes: As you can see from a photo of Barbara Johnson, anyone can tell she is a practicing lesbian. This woman is using her mother’s death as a launching pad for a political statement. I find her actions especially vile.

  A Maryland priest who denied Communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral last weekend has not received the full support of the Diocese of Washington, according to WUSA9. com. Diocesan officials said the priests should not have withheld Communion without talking to the woman privately. But the Rev. Marcel Guarnizo did not learn the woman was [...]

  THE REV. JAMES JACKSON writes: One often hears of the importance of respecting national customs. This respect is demanded by immigrants to Western countries, over anything from foot washing facilities to honor killings. General Sir Charles Napier, the British Army’s Commander-in-Chief in India in the mid-19th century had quite a response to this sort [...]

  I WAS lying on our living room sofa last night at about 11 p.m., reclining full-length on the couch and facing the front windows, which look out through tulip poplar trees and over a hill. I have been recovering from a shoulder injury and have been unable to sleep in bed because it is too painful. I was [...]

  BARTHOLOMEW writes: It’s funny that you’re posting about pets as replacements for people. Before I saw your posts on the subject, I was thinking of writing to you about something that happened to me today that well exemplifies your point. I was walking down the street in a wealthy, urban neighborhood and I saw [...]

DARREN R. writes: Simple question: At what point can I honestly say modern liberal society worships women? Laura writes: Do you think a society that requires women to negate their femaleness worships women? Excuse my language, but modern feminism is penis envy writ large.

  CATHERINE H. writes: I just wanted to bring up the two Catholic presidential candidates’ lack of ashes during last night’s debate.  While Santorum attended Mass that morning and was photographed with a smear of ashes later in the day, I was nevertheless disappointed to see that he did not retain them for that night’s television [...]